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Hi All. Curious to get your feedback on this one. I pulled/strained/tore/who knows a muscle in my hamstring area back in late Jan. I had a nice sized hematoma/bleed. By mid-Feb. the hematoma disappeared and things looked to be getting better. A couple of days later with little warning, I got...

Hi All. Just a FYI. We've had a couple of discussion recently re. strength training and the limitations that some cardios suggest. I've been researching the effectiveness of bodyweight training for adding muscle and burning fat. There are a couple of good books. The one I'm a big fan of is...

Happy to have the opportunity to celebrate another one. Thanks for this site and the great people that contribute.

Hi. For those of you who have had valve replacement and aneurysm repair, please share your answers to the following questions: What is the maximum amount of weight you use when lifting weights? Do you have restrictions on body weight exercises, such as pull ups and push ups? Back in April I...

Hi. I found out today that my platelet count was 98,000 which is sort of low. My doc said that this is probably due to the mechanical aortic valve that I have. Has anyone heard of this before? He had the lab do another blood test this morning and I am still waiting for the results. I am very...

Hi All. I'm now in week 2 of home monitoring. Granted it took me about 4 strips to figure out how to get the blood in the right way. However, I'm now sticking and testing like a pro. This is truly a great thing. It is probably not for everyone, but I am very pleased. My equipment is through...

Hi Folks. I just wanted to add what I am sure will be one of about 30 Happy New Year messages that will pop up tonight. I'm compelled to do so because this group has been so helpful to me. I had surgery in April and everyone was cheering me on. I had a problem here and a problem there...

Hi Folks. Any thoughts will be greatly appreciated. FYI, I do plan to go to the Doc. tomorrow for a check on this situation unless I get real scared and go to the ER this evening.... About 6 days ago I banged the quad area of my leg pretty good. It is sore and seems to be a bit swollen...

Hi Folks. I've seen some older posts about this issue so I would be curious to hear updates, new info., etc. I had my 3 month echo today and everything looked good except my ejection fraction. I had severe regurgitation in the aortic valve/aneurysm. I had the valve/ascending aorta replaced by...

Hi Folks. I hope everyone is doing well, recovering well, or patiently waiting for a successful VR surgery. Prior to my surgery I had taken Strattera for attention/concentration related issues. When my AV problem was diagnosed, my primary care doc. told me to stop taking it. Now that I have...

Hi Folks. Please respond if you have the answer to this. An educated, "there isn't an answer for this" is also welcome if true. Here's my question... Does anyone know how much Warfarin a given amount of Vitamin K will cancel out? In other words, if I eat x amount of Vitamin K, how many mg.s...

Hi Folks. I'm now 6+ weeks post-op and had some blood work done on Friday of last week. The CBC came back fine, but after 72 hours something came up in the culture. The nurse was not clear as to what it was, but I was informed that I would be spending some time in the hospital receiving IV...

Hi Folks. I've kept a real positive attitude about this, but after 5 weeks post-op, my INR level is still less than 2 (today it was 1.6). In the 5 weeks I only made above 2 once (2.8) and then it was 1.6 the next week. I had AVR plus an aneurism repair and should have an INR of 3-3.5. This is...

Hi Folks. Once again I need your support and advice. I'm 2 1/2 weeks out of aortic valve/root replacement surgery (mechanical, St. Jude) and for the past 3 days I have been experiencing some serious skipping of heart beats. I'm talking a skip every minute or two. The funny thing is that when...

Hi Folks. I made it back from surgery. The folks at UAB took very good care of me. I ended up with a Aortic Root/Valve replacement vs. what I thought was just a valve job. The surgery lasted a short 2 hours and when my family was called to the conference room 2 hours into a 4 hour surgery...

Hi Folks. I found out that I needed an aortic valve replacement after a heart cath. on 4/4/05 (Monday) and was fairly asymptomatic prior to the news. Since then, I have begun to notice the symptoms and they seem to be getting worse each day. I plan to call my surgeon first thing on Monday to...

Hi Folks. I've been told that I have to have aortic valve replacement surgery in the next few months. Because I have some time I have been trying to decide on where exactly to have the surgery done. I live in Mississippi and would be curious to hear what others in the Mississippi/Alabama area...